Moog Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End Results

EAST AURORA, NY--(Marketwired - Oct 31, 2014) - Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A) (NYSE: MOG.B) announced today fiscal year 2014 sales of $2.65 billion, up 1% year over year. Net earnings of $158 million were up 31% and EPS of $3.52 were 34% higher. For the fourth quarter, sales of $671 million were down 1%. Net earnings of $40 million and earnings per share of $.93 were both higher than a year ago. The 2014 results include a fourth quarter restructuring charge of $13 million, the equivalent of $.19 per share.

It should be noted that in FY'13, the Company had a $.52 per share goodwill impairment charge in Medical Devices in the fourth quarter and a third quarter $.11 per share loss on the divestiture of the Buffalo Ethox operations. Exclusive of these charges, FY'13 earnings per share were $3.26, which compares with FY'14 earnings per share of $3.52, an 8% increase.

Aircraft Controls sales for the year of $1.1 billion were 5% higher year over year. Commercial aircraft sales were up 18%, at $546 million, on increases in hardware deliveries for new aircraft programs. Commercial aftermarket sales of $130 million were 16% higher, the result of initial provisioning of spares for the 787 program. Total military aircraft sales were $572 million, down 4%, on a decrease in V-22 tilt rotor production and a 4% decrease in military aftermarket sales.

In the fourth quarter, Aircraft Controls sales of $283 million increased 3% from the same quarter last year. Commercial revenues were 6% higher, at $138 million, which included very strong commercial aftermarket sales, up 16%. Military aircraft sales were steady at $146 million, with slightly higher OEM sales offsetting lower military aftermarket sales.

Space and Defense segment sales of $395 million for the year were flat compared to last year, with both the space and the defense markets level with a year ago. Within defense, increased missile controls and security product sales offset a decline for ground vehicle systems.

For the fourth quarter, sales in the Space and Defense segment were $97 million, down 6% from last year. Space sales were 16% lower on components for satellites. Defense sales were 9% higher in the quarter, again the result of increased volume in missile controls and security products.

Industrial Systems had revenues for the year of $591 million, in line with last year. Industrial automation sales were up 5%, with most of the underlying markets showing improvement. Wind energy sales were up 9% from a year ago as demand in China and Brazil was higher. Sales for simulation and test equipment were weaker, down 13%, as an OEM simulation customer adjusted their inventory. Industrial Systems sales in the fourth quarter were down 3% at $148 million.

Components segment sales were $425 million for the year, up 2% over 2013 on higher industrial sales which were helped by the Aspen Motion Technologies acquisition a year ago. Sales in the fourth quarter were $111 million, led by strong energy sales.

Medical Devices generated sales of $120 million, a decrease of 18% from a year ago. The decrease is partly due to the divestiture of the Ethox Buffalo operation. Pump sales were down 8% and sales of administration sets were down 27%. For the fourth quarter, Medical Devices sales of $32 million were down 17%, as last year's fourth quarter included a large order for administration sets.

Year-end backlog of $1.3 billion was 3% higher than the prior year.

The Company also affirmed its EPS projection for fiscal 2015 at $4.25. The Company's forecast for sales is $2.66 billion.

"Fiscal '14 was a very respectable year for our company, given the challenging market conditions we faced," said John Scannell, Chairman and CEO. "Earnings were up and cash flow was very strong. Our financial position allowed us to buy back 4 million shares of stock. In a year with little top-line growth, our employees put in a tremendous effort to deliver on our commitments to both our customers and our investors and I thank them for their hard work and dedication. As we look forward, we are projecting a stronger fiscal '15 with earnings per share of $4.25, up 21% from fiscal '14 on sales growth of about 1%."

In conjunction with today's release, Moog will host a conference call beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET, which will be broadcast live over the Internet. John Scannell, CEO, and Don Fishback, CFO, will host the call. Listeners can access the call live or in replay mode at www.moog.com/investors/communications. Supplemental financial data will be available on the webcast web page prior to the conference call.

Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, automated industrial machinery, wind energy, marine and medical equipment. Additional information about the company can be found at www.moog.com.

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